Ezekiel
Ezekiel 17:8
8It had been planted in good soil
by abundant waters
in order to yield branches and bear fruit
and become a splendid vine.’
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It | הִ֣יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| had been planted | שְׁתוּלָ֑ה | šə·ṯū·lāh | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H8362 transplant |
| in | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| good | טּ֛וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| soil | שָׂ֥דֶה | śā·ḏeh | Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| by | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| abundant | רַבִּ֖ים | rab·bîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| waters | מַ֥יִם | ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| in order to yield | לַעֲשׂ֤וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| branches | עָנָף֙ | ‘ā·nāp̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H6057 branch(es), bough(s) |
| and bear | וְלָשֵׂ֣את | wə·lā·śêṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| fruit | פֶּ֔רִי | pe·rî | Noun - masculine singular | H6529 fruit |
| and become | לִהְי֖וֹת | lih·yō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a splendid | אַדָּֽרֶת׃ס | ’ad·dā·reṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H155 glory, cloak |
| vine | לְגֶ֥פֶן | lə·ḡe·p̄en | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct | H1612 vine |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.